Sometimes when I print a design I decide to change something about it or add something to the design after I have done the initial proof prints. This is the case with the recent Banksia coccinea design. You can see the linocut block on top of the proof print which I have handoloure – painted… Continue Reading →
I would love eventually to visit the wildflowers in Western Australia – when finances eventually allow. In the meantime I visit my local florist and bring a little of WA wildflowers home. This is Banksia coccinea – Scarlet Banksia with a linocut design I did little while back. I also used Banksia coccinea as part… Continue Reading →
I love Autumn. That change in the air from the humidity in Northern NSW to the ever so slight chill and ‘freshness’ of a new season. It is my favourite time of year with mild days of sunshine (and currently almost daily showers of rain in this 2012 Autumn) and the shorter days leading into… Continue Reading →
I have finally completed 4 new linocut designs. They are part of my Design Art Series and are designs using Australian Wildflowers. The last two are directly inspired and taken from own native garden. The first is Scarlet Banksia – Banksia coccinea This design is based on the Native Mistletoe – a parasitic native but… Continue Reading →
Well I have been carving some designs over the last 2 weeks. I had earlier completed the Banksia coccinea and Native Mistletoe and as the Native rhododendron was on the carving board I decided to finish that. As part of this series I have also completed the Gum Blossoms and have almost finished the Everlasting… Continue Reading →
Wildflowerings - Art Studio Diary 